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Now Traders Can Make Bets on When Facebook’s Libra Will Launch
7.10.2019
Crypto futures exchange CoinFLEX is issuing derivatives linked to the launch of the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency project
CoinFlex to Offer ‘Prediction Futures’ on Whether Libra Launches in 2020
7.10.2019
A crypto derivatives exchange is launching physically-delivered futures contracts that will be settled based on whether Facebook’s Libra does or does not launch in 2020
Data Shows Institutional Interest in Bitcoin Has Diminished
5.10.2019
Last spring and the beginning of summer 2019 saw digital asset markets spike considerably in value, and many speculators assumed the rise was due to institutional investors. However, BTC and a variety of other popular digital asset prices started plummeting in August. Reports now detail that...
Asset Management Firm Stone Ridge Files Prospectus for New Bitcoin Futures Fund
5.10.2019
Stone Ridge Asset Management has filed a prospectus with the regulatory watchdog, U.S Securities, and Exchange Commission to launch a new Bitcoin futures fund. Dubbed by the name of the NYDIG Bitcoin Strategy Fund, the prospectus was filed by the firm with the regulator for its highly anticipated...
Galaxy Digital and XBTO Execute First Block Trade of Bakkt Bitcoin Futures
4.10.2019
The first Bakkt Bitcoin Futures block trade was executed between Galaxy Digital and crypto investment firm XBTO
Galaxy Digital, XBTO Just Made the First Block Trade of Bakkt Bitcoin Futures
4.10.2019
Crypto fund Galaxy Digital and OTC trader XBTO have conducted the first-ever block trade of Bakkt's bitcoin futures contract
Investment Firm Files Prospectus for New BTC Futures Fund With US SEC
3.10.2019
Investment management firm Stone Ridge is trying to register a new BTC futures offering with the U.S. SEC
Asset Manager Stone Ridge Files SEC Prospectus for Bitcoin Futures Fund
3.10.2019
The firm's SEC prospectus details a cash-settled bitcoin futures fund offering 100,000 shares at $10 apiece
CME Exec: No Plans for Physically Settled BTC Contracts Currently
2.10.2019
A senior executive says CME Group has no current plans to launch physically settled BTC contracts
Trading Volume for Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Hit Just $5 Million in First Week
1.10.2019
Just 623 bitcoin futures contracts were traded during Bakkt's debut week
Financial Giant Fidelity Backs Bitcoin Derivatives Yield Fund
1.10.2019
The Los Angeles-based Wave Financial has announced the launch of a bitcoin derivatives-based yield fund and Fidelity will provide custody for the fund’s BTC reserves. Wave Financial’s crypto fund commencement is part of a growing trend toward launching BTC derivatives products....
Are Trading Vehicles Dragging Crypto Into Maturity?
30.9.2019
A key component of a mature cryptocurrency economy is derivative instruments, which allow hedging, risk optimization and more. But what’s available?
LedgerX Claims ‘Personal Animus’ Drove Ex-CFTC Chair to Stall Approvals
28.9.2019
LedgerX claims former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo threatened the company for personal reasons, two letters obtained by CoinDesk reveal
First Week of Bakkt: Slow Start Unlikely to Dampen Long-Term Prospects
27.9.2019
Bakkt futures off to a slow start, crypto industry will have to wait some more for a flash flood of institutional money
Without Disobedience, Bitcoin Is No Better Than Gold
27.9.2019
With the launch of Bakkt’s bitcoin futures market and Binance’s revamped U.S. exchange, there’s been a lot of talk in the space about institutionalization and traditional money flowing into crypto. It’s almost as if some believe that Bitcoin can’t scale as a purely...
Bitcoin Price ‘Manipulated’ Before Futures Settlement Dates: Research
26.9.2019
Bitcoin dips 75% of the time before futures expire, new data suggests
Appetite for Bitcoin Futures Is Growing
25.9.2019
After all the fanfare, fevered anticipation, and breathless media coverage, Bakkt’s launch of bitcoin futures on Monday was a damp squib. Despite the rollout of physically delivered BTC futures going without a hitch, volumes were low, while the less said about bitcoin’s price in...
Bakkt’s Slow Start Doesn’t Mean Bitcoin Futures Have Flopped
25.9.2019
The tepid reception to Bakkt's physically delivered futures contracts is not a surprise, nor does it mean they are a failure
Bakkt: Futures Can ‘Possibly’ Predict Halving Impact on Bitcoin Price
24.9.2019
Bitcoin halving price impact may stay a mystery, Bakkt COO hints
Bakkt Trades 71 BTC Futures Contracts in 24h, Bitcoin Unsteady Below USD 9.8k
24.9.2019
Bakkt’s much-anticipated Bitcoin futures contracts offerings saw just 71 contracts taken out in its first 24 hours of trading, while Bitcoin and most major altcoins are recovering slowly after market price drops. The market appears to have been shaken after BTC fell below the key USD 10,000 mark...